Exercise 22 - Write a short reflective commentary about the
connections between the styles of Moriyama, Peterson and Sobol.
Similarity in style:
> The images are heavily processed, high contrast
B&W images with lots of black, sometimes quite grainy and requiring of a
degree of focus from the viewer to make out the subject
> The location of images is both public and
private spaces, but the activity captured tends always to the personal and is frequently
of a private/sexual nature
> Framing is tight crop, often chopping bits off
the subject matter as a result this gives the images have a distinctly
'snap-shot' feel about them - thus casting the viewer in the role of the voyeur
> The photographs are candid, very personal and
delivered with attitude - they come across as abruptly direct and in-your-face
> The immediate impact of the images can be
shocking (intentionally so), in terms of layout, processing and juxtaposition
> Whilst the subjects of the images are often posing
for the photographer, the images (regardless of their personal nature) do not
feel staged - it feels as though there is complete engagement between photographer and subject
> The images have an pent up energy within them,
making the viewer want to understand what went on beforehand and what's going
to happen next.
> At no point/time do the subjects feel like they are being exploited by the photographer in these images. Below are three images I have sleeted, one from each of the photographers websites. By selecting the same subject "a dog" numerous similarities discussed above can be seen below.
Misawa, 1971 Daido Moriyama Courtesy of the Artist and Taka Ishii Gallery |
Sete, 2005 Anders Petersen Courtesy of the Artist |
The Gomez-Brito Family dog, ~2004 Jacob Aue Sobol Courtesy of the Artist |
Reference websites:
Daido Moriyama
Anders Petersen
Jacob Aue Sobol
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